| Grand
Meadow Cemetery Association Records 1862-1900 |
| Grand
Meadow Dec. 30 1862 Moved & seconted that H. Higby be Presid. for the evening & O.D. Othout Sec. for the same time & carried. Moved & adopted that a committy of three be appointed to wate on J. Cayton to see if he will agree to a charter drawen up by Mcleland & carried. Moved & Sec. that B. Bettys be President of grand meadow Cemetery association & carried. C.H. Barnes & C. Vanhooser elected directors. P.G. [? P.J.] Bailey elected treasurer. Moved & sect. that S. W. Courson be secretary of this association. Carried. Messrs. Barens, Higby & Hanks appointed committy to wate on J. Cayton carried. Moved & sect. that they meet next Saturday evening. Carried. Moved & Caried. We know ajourn. H. Higby (Pres) O. Oathout (Sec.) |
| 1863 [no month or day given] We the undersigned promise to pay the sums set oposite our names for the purpose of building a fence around a buriel Ground near the Grand Meadow School House in Dis No. One one half to be paid on or before the 15th of Jan & the remainder on or before the 15th of May, 1863 payable to S.W. Courson, sec. of said association. |
| C.H. Barens | 5.00 | paid 3.00; lot 79 |
| P.G. Baily | 10.00 | paid 10.00; lot 80 |
| B. Bettys | 10.00 | paid 10.00; lot 92 |
| S. W. Courson | 7.00 | paid 7.00; lot 93 |
| George Brooks | 3.00 | paid 2.50; lot 83 |
| H. Higby | 3.00 | lot 65 |
| C. Vanhooser | 5.00 | 2 dols paid, paid 50 cents |
| Brown McWilliams | 5.00 | paid 5.00; lot 82 |
| Wesley Smith | 3.00 | paid 3.00; lot 79 |
| E.F. Hanks | 1.00 | paid 1.00 |
| Jos. Robst | 2.00 | paid 2.00 |
| Isaac Ridenour | 2.50 | paid 1.25 |
| Henry Smith | 5.00 | |
| Phinias L. Smith | 3.00 | lot 78 |
| Wilber Smith | 2.00 | paid 2.00 |
| Thomas F. Renshaw | 2.00 | |
| Enis Covy [? Covg] | 2.00 | |
| Martin Dodge | 2.00 | paid 2.00 |
| Aaron Dodge | 1.00 | paid 1.00 |
| Jos. Moony | 2.00 | |
| Peter Cyenfelter [?surname] | 2.00 | paid 1.00 |
| John Shuler | 5.00 | paid 3.00 |
| Jacob Leui | 4.00 | paid 4.00 |
| Stephen Raymond | 1.00 | |
| Michael Welch | 2.00 | paid 2.00; lot 89 |
| A. Courson | 4.00 | paid 4.00; lot 94 |
| G.W. Hanks | 2.00 | paid 2.00 |
| Wm. Simpson | 3.00 | paid 3.00 |
| H.S. Alward | 3.00 | paid 1.50; lot 95 |
| Mrs. Shown | 3.00 | paid; lot 90 |
| Charles Sonkalb | 1.00 | paid; lot 70 |
| H. McMaster | 3.00 | paid; lot 53 |
| J. Davis | 5.00 | lot 100 |
| [?]. Reynolds | 5.00 | lot 71 |
| June
5, 1869 at a meeting of the cemetry association the meeting was called to order & motioned by B. Bettys that the secretary hier a man to finish clearing said ground & to get No on each lot. Carried. S.W. Courson, Sec. |
| [The following table gives some of the paid & received accounts of the association. The May 15, 18?? year could be 1872; but it is virtually impossible to read on the record. I believe that 'Dr' referrs to the Association Director] |
| June 5, 1869 | ||
| John Davis Bought lot & paid to me 5.00 | ||
| McMaster Bought lot & paid to Me 3.00 | ||
| June 5, 1869 | ||
| Dr to 3 days work 4.50 | ||
| May 15, 18?? | ||
| Gano & Sibert one lot 5.00 | ||
| M. Hunter one lot 3.00 [this entry was crossed through] | ||
| S. Hammel one lot 5.00 | ||
| May
25, 1875 at a meeting of the Cemetery association called to Order by the President it was moved & secconted that C.H. Barens, P.G. Bailey & Jacob Leui apprase Lots of said society & mark price on plat & it was carried Moved & carried that each responsable member be taxed two dollars for the spadeing of the grounds down to include all the tomb stones Moved & seconted that the above motion be carried into effect by the Secretary. S.W. Courson, secty |
| members paid in for improveing grounds | |
| P.G. Bailey | 2.00 |
| Jacob Leui | 2.00 |
| B. McWilliams | 2.00 |
| G. Brooks | 2.00 |
| Welch | 2.00 |
| C.H. Barens | 2.00 |
| John Davis | 2.00 |
| Jos. Sibert | 2.00 |
| Mrs. Higby | 2.00 |
| H. Reynols | 2.00 |
| H.S. Alward | 2.00 |
| B. Betys | 2.00 |
| M.P. Hunter | 2.00 |
| C. Soncalb | 2.00 |
| Mrs. Shwen | 2.00 |
| A. Dempsy | 2.00 |
| Mrs. McMaster | 2.00 |
| Wm. Simpson | 2.00 |
| July 16, 1875 | ||
| Paid J. Riley for [? work] on cemetery 20.00 | ||
| July 21, 1875 | ||
| Paid J. Riley for repare on cemetery 10.00 | ||
| September 10, 1875 | ||
| Dr for
boards & makeing gate & fitting it in [2.70 written in and crossed out] |
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| Total 34.75 | ||
| May
22, 1897 Grand Medow Cemetary Meeting was held May 22, 1897 at Grand Medow School House for the anual meeting of the society. Meeting was called to order by the Pres; John Leui. Moved & carried that John Leui act as Chairman for the evening, the Following officers were Elected, Moved & Carried that the sead Henry Range be Pres Moved & Carried that John Winkowitsch be Sec & Treas Moved & Carried that we elect Three Directors, George Oldag is to serve one year, John Kluss is to serve two years & Helmuth Schutte three years. Moved that we have a meeting each year to elect officers The Directors votted that Herb Dunning put up a fence in Front of Cemetry at 50 cents per Rood [Rod], Gorge Oldage [Oldag] is to fernish 40 Post for hiching Post at 6 cents per post, John Leui Furnishes 18 Seasoned 7 boot Post and 4 Braces for Corner Post & 2 Strat hinge Moved & Carried that the Directors Fernish little gate Moved & Caried that Henry Range furnish 4 Corner Post Moved & Carried that we fix fence Friday May 28, 1897. Moved & Carried that John Leui & John Winkowitsch collect deus of said Society. Moved to Ajurn Carried John Winkowitsch, Sec May 22, 1897 Ther are seven Dollers in the Treasury belonging to Grand Medow Cemetry Society John Winkowitsch |
| May 23, 1897 | ||
| Receved of Ed Schreader for the old Fence on cemetry $2.50 | ||
| May 28, 1897 | ||
| Received moneys for fixing cemetery fence in
frunt of cemetery lots Received money by subscriptons as follows by John Winkowitsch, secy |
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| William Simpson | 1.00 | |
| John Davis (Dravis) | .25 | |
| R.V. Pearson | 1.00 | |
| Loren Buttolph | .50 | |
| Tibitha Cayton | .50 | |
| George Pearson | .25 | |
| May 28, 1897 | ||
| Received of John Leui, Money that was subcribed
9.25, this money was Received by Pearson as follows: |
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| J.H. Leui | 1.00 | |
| Anna Leui | 1.00 | |
| Carline [? Buttolph] & Anna Leui | 1.00 | |
| Charley Heines | .50 | |
| John Schreoder | .25 | |
| Anna Zeimman | .50 | |
| Aug Kugel | .75 | |
| ?. H. Backhous | .50 | |
| F. Pankee | .50 | |
| John Kluss | .50 | |
| Geo. Oldag | 1.00 | |
| [? S.P.] Sonkalb | 1.00 | |
| Wm. Schlee | .25 | |
| [?J]. Seibert | 1.00 | |
| [?J]. Zeimman | .25 | |
| G. Brandt | .25 | |
| J.O. Meier | .50 | |
| H. Schutte | .50 | |
| Dahmes | .50 | |
| R. Pearson | .40 | |
| May 28, 1897 | ||
| Expendedture of bilding fence Around Cemetery | ||
| Georg Oldag | for post 2.40 | |
| John Leui | for post 1.51 | |
| John Leui | for strap swing .30 | |
| Henry Range | for 1 gate 2.00 | |
| Reitchurt Pearson [Richard] | for 2 long Post .40 | |
| Herb Dunning | for bilding 17 rods of fencing & labor, that being 55 cents per rod, 9.25 | |
| Waters & [? Nicholi] | for on Pair Strap hinge .35 | |
| August 20, 1897 | ||
| Ed Schreoder | for bolts and hanging gate on cemetery ,75 | |
| total: | 18.97 | |
| August 13, 1897 | ||
| Received of Mr. _ Mathass for Hay on cemetery
for spring & fall cutting Three Dollers ($3.00) John Winkowitsch, sec |
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| August 18, 1898 | ||
| Received of Mr. Mathause for Hay on cemetery for
Spring & fall cutting Three Doll ($3.00) John Winkowitsch, sec |
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| October 1900 | ||
| R.V. Pearson | for Lot 75, 5.00 | |
| Mrs. Annette Pearson | for Lot 76, 5.00 | |
- source: copies of the handwritten cemetery records
- transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall
- notes:
1. comments found in [brackets] were added by Sharyl
2. the records were typed preserving the spelling as in the
original; in some places the cursive handwriting was difficult to
read, so errors are very possible